This rather complex document covers the following:
Block 5 Moulton Township, Flooding by The Welland Canal. Burtch Tract, Ratification, Grand River Navigation Company Investment, On Going Activities.
A sample of their demands on “On Going Activities”:
1. Payment for the Hamilton/Port Dover Plank Road
2. An accounting for the purported land sales of the Tier of Lots along the Hamilton/Port Dover Plank Road (all without prejudice to the Haudenosaunee/Six Nations position that no valid surrender exists)
3. The Nathan Gage Lands in the Townplot of Brantford
4. Outstanding Lands from Nichol Township to the Source of The Grand River.
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Edit: If I may sum up what I see in this long list. “Gimme Gimme Gimme Gimme Gimme”)
Read the full story and all of their demands here
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Thursday, June 7, 2007
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Ottawa to offer $125 Million - Money comes with conditions
Federal negotiators are poised to make a $125-million cash offer to settle the Caledonia land dispute with the Six Nations people, Osprey News has learned.
But a Six Nations negotiator dismissed the offer, noting aboriginals have said from the start of talks with the federal and provincial governments that they were only interested in land.
“The only positive thing about it is it was an offer,” said Mohawk Chief Allen MacNaughton. “It being an initial offer, we realize initial offers are never accepted anyway. I guess it’s a starting point to talk about things and I guess the only positive is it’s obviously a recognition they owe us something.”
Ottawa has attached three principle conditions to the offer….
Read the full story here
But a Six Nations negotiator dismissed the offer, noting aboriginals have said from the start of talks with the federal and provincial governments that they were only interested in land.
“The only positive thing about it is it was an offer,” said Mohawk Chief Allen MacNaughton. “It being an initial offer, we realize initial offers are never accepted anyway. I guess it’s a starting point to talk about things and I guess the only positive is it’s obviously a recognition they owe us something.”
Ottawa has attached three principle conditions to the offer….
Read the full story here
Caledonia Offer - $125 Million
Ottawa has offered $125 million to the Six Nations to settle four land claims in exchange for an end to the longstanding Caledonia dispute.”We feel this is a very significant offer” with a variety of conditions, chief federal negotiator Ron Doering said last night.
One condition is that there will be no final settlement until protesters move off the former housing development site in Caledonia, he said.
He also said Six Nations representatives must demonstrate a “strong consensus” in the community in support of the agreement, signalling no further occupations.
“The province made it clear they are impressed with Ottawa’s leadership in this offer,” he said. “We believe it demonstrates that Canada continues to do all it can to get a resolution of all of these claims.”
Last night, a Six Nations negotiator dismissed the offer and said natives have made it clear from the start of talks they only wanted land.
Read the full story here
One condition is that there will be no final settlement until protesters move off the former housing development site in Caledonia, he said.
He also said Six Nations representatives must demonstrate a “strong consensus” in the community in support of the agreement, signalling no further occupations.
“The province made it clear they are impressed with Ottawa’s leadership in this offer,” he said. “We believe it demonstrates that Canada continues to do all it can to get a resolution of all of these claims.”
Last night, a Six Nations negotiator dismissed the offer and said natives have made it clear from the start of talks they only wanted land.
Read the full story here
$125 Million on table to end Caledonia dispute
Ottawa is offering Six Nations $125 million to settle three land claims in exchange for ending the 15-month occupation of a former housing development in Caledonia.
The offer was presented to Six Nations representatives yesterday and was conveyed to Haldimand County Mayor Marie Trainer last night by federal negotiator and former Mulroney cabinet minister Barbara McDougall.
The mayor also said Six Nations would be permitted to keep the former Burtch Correctional facility in Brant County, near Mount Pleasant. In exchange, Ottawa wants natives who took over the Douglas Creek Estates 15 months ago to leave and it also wants assurances there will be no more occupations.
While the mayor was hopeful, some natives at the table have consistently said in recent months they are only interested in the land and not a cash settlement.
Read the full story here
The offer was presented to Six Nations representatives yesterday and was conveyed to Haldimand County Mayor Marie Trainer last night by federal negotiator and former Mulroney cabinet minister Barbara McDougall.
The mayor also said Six Nations would be permitted to keep the former Burtch Correctional facility in Brant County, near Mount Pleasant. In exchange, Ottawa wants natives who took over the Douglas Creek Estates 15 months ago to leave and it also wants assurances there will be no more occupations.
While the mayor was hopeful, some natives at the table have consistently said in recent months they are only interested in the land and not a cash settlement.
Read the full story here
Monday, May 14, 2007
Families will have to prove they own Burtch
The former Burtch Correctional Centre likely won’t be handed over to six families asserting they are the property’s rightful owners without documentation proving the claim, said Brant MPP Dave Levac.
The six families say they were promised the land would eventually be returned to them when it was expropriated by the federal government for use as an air field in 1941. The provincial government, which currently owns the land, is now considering handing over the 385-acre property to Six Nations as part of negotiations to resolve the current native land occupation in Caledonia. (Edit by Jeff: Was given to them as a bribe to take down their illegal blockades)
If Six Nations eventually decided it didn’t want the Burtch lands, Levac said he would work with the six families to “rectify” their situation.
Read the full story here
The six families say they were promised the land would eventually be returned to them when it was expropriated by the federal government for use as an air field in 1941. The provincial government, which currently owns the land, is now considering handing over the 385-acre property to Six Nations as part of negotiations to resolve the current native land occupation in Caledonia. (Edit by Jeff: Was given to them as a bribe to take down their illegal blockades)
If Six Nations eventually decided it didn’t want the Burtch lands, Levac said he would work with the six families to “rectify” their situation.
Read the full story here
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